“Maybe West Ham will play similarly (to Southampton),” he said. “But it’s not that over the 90 minutes Southampton were sure they would not concede a goal.

“We will see and we will do our best, it doesn’t matter how the other team plays.

“The positive thing as a defender is that we didn’t concede a goal.

“Yes, this is just one half, and then the other is to create more chances against a deep-standing team.

“But this is always hard if a team stands with nine or 10 players in front of the goal. It is even hard if there are only six, but 10 it was really tough and hard. Maybe with a little bit of luck next time, and with a little bit more practice, next time we will have more solutions for this.”

Liverpool know victory against the Hammers will put them one win away from securing Champions League football for the first time since 2014.